US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on June 9 for "Tape including reactive layer and process for making the tape" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,871, issued on June 9, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Tape including reactive layer and process for making the tape" was invented by Prince P. Antony (London, Canada), Severin D. Chandler (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Heather J. Linbo (Woodbury, Minn.) and Anibal S. Sanchez-Garca (London, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tape includes a backing, a reactive layer on the backing, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on the reactive layer. The reactive layer includes sulfur and a rubber at least partially crosslinked with polysulfide bonds. The pressure sensitive adhesive includes a hydrocarbon elastom...